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      • York is a district and former city within Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located northwest of Old Toronto, southwest of North York and east of the Humber River.
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  2. 416, 647, 437. York is a district and former city within Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located northwest of Old Toronto, southwest of North York and east of the Humber River . Originally formed as York Township, it encompassed the southern section of York County. It was split several times, creating East York and North York.

  3. York was a town and the second capital of the colony of Upper Canada. It is the predecessor to the old city of Toronto (1834–1998). It was established in 1793 by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe as a "temporary" location for the capital of Upper Canada, while he made plans to build a capital near today's London, Ontario.

  4. York, former city (1983–98), southeastern Ontario, Canada. In 1998 it amalgamated with the cities of Toronto, Etobicoke, Scarborough, and North York and the borough of East York to form the City of Toronto.

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  5. Things to do in York Region. York Region is a playground for both visitors and residents. The area is home to a wide range of recreational and cultural venues and activities, historic sites and many other attractions just waiting to be experienced.

  6. Description: regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada. Neighbors: Durham, Peel, Simcoe County and Toronto. Categories: regional municipality of Ontario, upper-tier municipality and locality. Location: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America. View on Open­Street­Map.

  7. Travel 40 kilometres up the Grand River from Port Maitland you will find a tiny community known as York. Around 1790 Captain Hendrix Nelles settled here on a large land grant known as the Nelles Tract.

  8. It is located northwest of Old Toronto, southwest of North York and east of Etobicoke, where it is bounded by the Humber River. Originally formed as York Township, it encompassed the southern section of York County.